ISDH: More than 1,100 new COVID-19 cases; 13 more deaths
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — On Thursday, the Indiana State Department of Health announced 1,171 new COVID-19 cases and 13 additional deaths.
The new COVID-19 cases and deaths are from between Sept. 29 and Sept. 30 while the newly reported deaths are from Sept. 18 to Sept 30.
In total, there are 121,176 COVID-19 cases and 3,418 deaths related to the virus in Indiana. Another 227 “probable” deaths have occurred, but the state does not have a positive test on record for those.
State officials say 21,194 new tests have now been received. Of those, 8,483 were new individuals. The new tests were administered between April 29 and Sept. 30.
According to ISDH, there have been 2,087,611 tests administered in the state.
The state’s 7-day rate of positivity for unique individuals stands at 7.3%.
According to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University, there have been more than 34,026,000 confirmed cases worldwide, with more than 23,680,000 recoveries and more than 1,015,000 deaths.
ISDH has been providing daily updates here.
